Victory Records Welcomes BROADSIDE

Tuesday, March 10 2015

Victory Records is proud to announce the signing of pop-punk quintet BROADSIDE.

Since 2010, Richmond, Virginia’s BROADSIDE has cultivated a dedicated, underground following. The time has come to take their youthful, energetic anthems worldwide. Their debut album, Old Bones, will see its release on May 19th, 2015 and is available for pre-order now. Watch the new video for the first single “Coffee Talk”, beaming with effervescent, honest, youthful enthusiasm and passion reminiscent of the early music created by forefathers like A Day To Remember, The Descendents, New Found Glory and Taking Back Sunday.

Vocalist Ollie Baxxter says of the signing, "It's an indescribable feeling being represented on a label like Victory Records. The roster alone raised each one of us through our angsty teenage years and was a stepping stone of pure influence in our individual musical endeavors". After a couple line-up tweeks and over 50 vocalist auditions, drummer Andrew Dunton and bassist Josh Glupker found their musical soulmates in guitarists Dorian Cooke and Niles Gibbs, with Baxxter added as the final catalyst known as BROADSIDE.

Recorded in Los Angeles by producer Kyle Black (New Found Glory, Paramore), all eleven tracks on Old Bones represent an experience that every young adult can relate to, from burying a childhood friend to realizing you're just a very small cog in an overworked machine. Old Bones is a raw confession of everyday struggles. 2015 is the year of BROADSIDE, just ask Alternative Press as they’ve listed them as one of their “100 Artists You Need To Know”, and New Noise Magazine agreed, dubbing them, “a band to watch in 2015”.

Exclusive Broadsidepre-order packages for Old Bones are available now at VictoryMerch.com. Starting at just $19.98, various packages include the Old Bones CD with exclusive t-shirts, tank top, longsleeve, crewneck and more. All Old Bones pre-orders include instant MP3 download of the track "Coffee Talk”. If you miss the sounds of older A Day To Remember and Taking Back Sunday but with a current and original feel, you will love what BROADSIDE’s pop-punk meets hardcore style circa 2015.

“BROADSIDE proves that pop-punk can be both irresistibly catchy and surprisingly smart” - NEW NOISE MAGAZINE

“With massive hooks and crunching choruses, BROADSIDE could very well become the new face of pop punk” - SUBSTREAM MUSIC PRESS

“’King of Nothing’ is a song
about wanting to be the best,” states BROADSIDE
vocalist Ollie Baxxter. “We chose this life as touring musicians but it can be painfully
lonely. We all want to be heard and play to massive crowds while making enough
money that our parents won’t worry about our futures. I’m so proud of our
accomplishments as a band but some nights, after the show ends and those crowds
leave the venue, when you’re in the back seat of a dark van, you feel like
you’re not doing enough and those dreams you have become nightmares of what
you’ll never achieve. You can be on top of the world and have nothing.”

“I was going through a real out
of body misery when writing ‘Empty,’” Baxxter playfully admits. “The duality of
a being a broken-hearted romantic splits a person. On one hand, you've been
wronged, you should run and never look back. On the other, the rewarding time
spent and memories made keep you trapped in the worrisome ‘what if this person
leaves’ psychosis. I wanted to write a dance-y song making fun of how
unfortunate it is to be in love, sometimes.”

Fans can fall in love with BROADSIDE’s live show once again as the
band will support Set It Off across North America starting June 11 and wrapping
up July 19. BROADSIDE will then head
into the studio to record a brand new album, the follow-up to 2017’s smash Paradise. In the fall of 2019, the band
return to Europe for a month+ long tour (dates to be announced soon) and more
slated for 2020.

CAROUSEL KINGS have released a
soul-stirring new song, “Monarch,” from their upcoming full-length album Plus Ultra, available on May 31, 2019.
That same day, the Pennsylvania punks kick off the Plus Ultra Tour Phase 1 in
Albany, NY with more dates to be announced soon.

As the band packs
their bags for the road, Alexander adds, “We are totally thrilled to get out
there, do the work and show fans where CAROUSEL
KINGS are at as we prepare to enter a new decade. Plus Ultra is the culmination of where this band came from and
where we are going. And we hope to see you in your city soon!”

AWAKEN I AM have released “The Stages Of Grief,” a brand new video from their
upcoming EP The Beauty In Tragedy, set
for release on April 26, 2019. The five song collection plays as a
tribute dedicated entirely to their late guitarist Connor Verner-Oakley.

“The love that we all shared with
Connor ran so deep,” admits drummer Luke McKenzie. “With such a sudden loss we
never got the chance to let him know how much we loved him, how proud we are of
him and how we cherished the final times we spent together. This recording was
the hardest thing we have ever had to work through and move forward from. ‘The
Stages Of Grief’ is self-explanatory, we are working through all of this and finding
our way of saying he will always be loved and always missed.”

Never afraid to show their
loveable demeanor, CAROUSEL
KINGS
are delivering a second peek into their upcoming album through the new video “Lock
Meowt,” ahead of the release of Plus
Ultra on May 31, 2019. The video showcases the Pennsylvania quartet’s lighter
side without straying from their bounce-off-the-wall rhythms and wildly energetic
sing-alongs.

AWAKEN I AM have released a brand new video for “Kin,” from their upcoming EP The Beauty In Tragedy, set for release on April 26, 2019. The five-song collection plays as a tribute to their late guitarist Connor Verner-Oakley, and features the previously released song/video “Dissolution,” with “Kin” and three new tracks dedicated to Oakley.

Long Island’s Kissing Candice will be instilling fear across the US, as they join horror duo Twiztid as part of the "Back To Hell Tour" starting May 1st. More cities will be announced shortly. View the first leg of dates.

Stay tuned for the debut album from Kissing Candice, coming this Summer. Check out their latest video, "Ghosted", and exclusive Kissing Candice merchandise at VictoryMerch.com.

"Hope Within Hatred," the first single from Shattered Sun’s debut full length album, Hope Within Hatred, is now available at iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify and more. Digital pre-orders for Hope Within Hatred include an instant download of the track "Hope Within Hatred." Hope Within Hatred will be available everywhere on April, 21st, 2015.

Exclusive Shattered Sunpre-order packages for Hope Within Hatred are available now at VictoryMerch.com. Starting at just $19.98, various packages include the Hope Within Hatred CD with exclusive t-shirts, longsleeve shirt, zip-up hoodie and more. All Hope Within Hatred pre-orders include an instant MP3 download of the single "Hope Within Hatred" and a chance to win an autographed ESP V-50 Guitar.

Pick up the latest issue of Alternative Press to see ForeverAtLast featured as one of the "100 Bands You Need To Know in 2015." ForeverAtLast just finished recording with Matt Goldman (Anberlin, The Devil Wears Prada, Underoath) and plan to release their debut album this summer. Stay tuned for more news on ForeverAtLast very soon.